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Two profess first vows
Novices Kyle Cothern, OSB, (pictured at right) and Craig Wagner, OSB, professed temporary vows as Benedictine monks in a ceremony on January 20, 2008, at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN.
Novices Kyle and Craig have completed their novitiate, a year of prayer and study of the Benedictine way of life. As is the custom during the profession of vows, they were assigned a religious name. Novice Kyle will now be known as Br. Karl, and Novice Craig will be known as Br. Francis [de Sales]. Temporary vows are typically for three years.
Br. Karl, 24, was born in Kokomo, IN, where he attended Kokomo High School and was a member of St. Joan of Arc Parish. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition from Ball State University in 2005. After graduating, he held several retail positions. During the summer of 2006, he worked as a college intern for Saint Meinrad’s “One Bread, One Cup” youth liturgical leadership program.
Br. Francis, 42, was born in Findlay, OH, where he attended Liberty-Benton High School and was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1988.
After earning his degree, he worked at The Galion Inquirer in Galion, OH, until 1999, where he worked his way up from staff writer to managing editor. From 1999 to 2006, he worked at The Blade in Toledo, OH, where he was a copy editor and wire editor.
The three-year period of temporary vows provides a continuing opportunity for the monk and the monastic community to determine whether monastic life is, indeed, the right vocation for this individual.
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